Tooele Valley Ry. Co. v. Industrial Commission

PRATT, Justice.

Carl Anderson was repairing a telegraph line for the Tooele Valley Railway Company. In order to do so he climbed a tree. A limb broke, and he fell and was injured. The Industrial Commission awarded him compensation. The Railway Company seeks this review on the theory that Anderson was engaged in interstate commerce.

The Company owns a short railroad entirely within the State of Utah. In conjunction therewith, it owns and operates a telegraph line — also entirely within the State. The road carries both interstate and intrastate freight. The telegraph line is used for messages…